2009-08-03 Brewers (Parra) at Los Angeles (Kershaw) : 9:10 PM CT [Brewers win, 6-5]

[ClubLevel]

eh, they gave him a chance to finish it at least.

 

well done manny. keep it up.

[yogallardo43]

Great start from Parra. Lets lock it down for him

[dlk9s]

Did something happen to Braun?

Looks like Gerut is just a defensive replacement. Seemed to work, too - he did a nice job getting to that double.

[brewdude15]

ughhh what happened to the old Trevor?

 

EDIT: I had a feeling if we used Trevor tonight, he'd get tagged. The Dodgers just know him way too well. I don't think I can watch the rest of this game...

[Glennron]

If Brad Ausmus is involved in some sort of game tying/winning hit, I won't be able to sleep.

[SeriesFinale]

Jiminy Crickets, batten down the hatches

[Marc Newfield of Dreams]

Oh boy. Here we go.

[young guns]

Flash backs to that game in Miller where you blew the save is not necessary Trevor.

[yogallardo43]

I'll take that out 10 time out of 10. Thank you Dodgers.

[Raw Biz]

Does anyone else think Manny should have been out of this game after the 7th (pinch-hitter) or definitely after the 8th? Sure he was pitching well but he got a lot of help from defense tonight. It was bound to catch up with him. I have questioned Macha's bullpen (and pitching in general) management all year.

[Glennron]

Yikes. Why am I 75% sure Furcal will get some stupid slap single to tie the game?

[yogallardo43]

Does anyone else think Manny should have been out of this game after the 7th (pinch-hitter) or definitely after the 8th? Sure he was pitching well but he got a lot of help from defense tonight. It was bound to catch up with him. I have questioned Macha's bullpen (and pitching in general) management all year.

 

No I think Parra was going just fine. Macha was right to leave him in. My heart just stopped by the way.

[Glennron]

Of course Andre "walk off" Ethier is up.

[young guns]

Does anyone else think Manny should have been out of this game after the 7th (pinch-hitter) or definitely after the 8th? Sure he was pitching well but he got a lot of help from defense tonight. It was bound to catch up with him. I have questioned Macha's bullpen (and pitching in general) management all year.

No, I thought it was worth it to send him out for the 9th. His pitch count was still decent, and he cruised through the 7th and 8th.

[yogallardo43]

Well this isn't good.

[PeaveyFury]

Why can it never be easy?

[young guns]

Of course Andre "walk off" Ethier is up.

I think I would rather have Andre "walk off" Ethier then Manny with the bases loaded. I think I'm gonna be sick.

[PeaveyFury]

Seemed to work, too - he did a nice job getting to that double.

 

Of course if the Dodgers tie it here, it'll look pretty freaking stupid.

[pretendastronaut]

This is like a horror movie, I'm just afraid to watch to gore of it all.

[Raw Biz]

I also don't like bringing in Hoffman with men on base. I know our closer is supposed to be our best relief pitcher but he always seems to struggle with men on base. It just seems like his stuff is best with nobody on. I don't know who else we would've brought in there (Coffey pitched past couple of games) but I would much rather have just had Hoffman start the inning.

edit: guess it doesn't matter.

[nate82]

Could they try to win games a little less dramatically please?

[SeriesFinale]

Haha, who else held their breath as Billy Hall was wobbling around out there?

 

Sweet dreams, everyone

[GB12]

Lots of cheers in LA for a Brewers win.

 

Seriously, the Dodger fans misread that ball worse than Brian Anderson does.

[brewdude15]

Thank goodness. I might have to start turning the game off in these situations more often...

[AJAY]

Glad we won . . . actually, relieved we won.

 

I am not making these statements in hindsight, but I really was upset that Ken Mach let Manny Parra face that second batter in the 9th inning. As soon as the leadoff guy got on base, Macha should have pulled him IMMEDIATELY.

 

Once again, I don't like seeing Hoffman pitch against the Dodgers because they have seen him a million times. Someone else should have been in there once it became obvious that Hoffman was not dominating them.

 

Congratulations to Manny Parra. He really showed great command and mental poise out there. I really really hope he has turned a corner today.

 

 

EDIT: Can you say defensive replacement for Bill Hall late in the game? He looked a little shaky and was never really camped under the flyballs cleanly.